Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace

"The wind-sock has shifted. Instead of tinkering around the edges of a bloated, unaffordable, and often ineffective national security establishment, the time has come for a major reinvention -- starting with the Air Force. Off it should go into the wild blue yonder." -- James Carroll, Boston Globe

""A well-written, bold, and thought-provoking book that handily sums up the feelings of many. The author is to be congratulated for articulating some of the most important issues involving the future of airpower and armed forces in general." -- Martin van Creveld, author of The Age of Airpower" --

""Today, Americans live with the organizational structure for our military services--a separate Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps--that was established after World War II and has not been rethought since. Grounded makes an intelligent call for a new, serious debate regarding the organizational structure of our armed forces--not proposing the abolition of the functions of any of our services--which are supremely important, but how they are integrated coherently and effectively. Such a debate would be healthy given that the circumstances that led to the creation of the current structure are now more than a half century old."--Robert Pape, University of Chicago" --

"[...] Grounded does raise interesting questions and challenge the status quo [...]" -- Military Review

"A timely, provocative, and very important book which makes a compelling case for challenging some hardened assumptions about how air power is organized in the U.S. military. The book is rich with detail and perceptive analysis that guides the reader into a vital understanding of tough strategic choices confronting America's global role in the twenty-first century. A must read for policymakers, Congress, academics, and the public alike." -- Sean Kay, Global Security in the Twenty-first Century: The Quest for Power and the Search for Peace

"Based on a wide variety of sources, "Grounded" is a carefully crafted case against independent USAF." -- Bowling Green Daily News

"Even readers who do not accept the author's conclusion that the US Air Force (USAF) should be abolished as a separate entity and its responsibilities, tasks, personnel, and equipment folded back into the Army and Navy will find this provocative exploration of the manifold dimensions involved most useful." -- Choice

"It should be read by military and political leaders alike for its thought-provoking discussion of national defense reorganization and the priorities and potentials of the country's military services at a time when many policy-makers seem poised to curtail the prevalent militarism that has shaped US foreign policy for the past seventy-five years." -- Michigan War Studies Reivew